NIRVANA - "LithiumDropD" Tablature

Song: Lithium
Artist: Kurt Cobain
Album: Nevermind
Tabbed By: Tyler Brito
Tuning: Drop D
Symbols: / = Slide

This is my infamous 100% correct version of Lithium, Pretty Easy. Enjoy. Please, if you like the tab and play it give it a good rating, And Keep Kurt’s Music alive, \\m//


Intro/ Verse: (listen for strumming pattern)
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|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------| X5
|-------4----9---5---8-8/-10-10/-7-7/-10-10|
|-0--0-4-4--9-9-5-5—8-8/-10-10/-7-7/-10-10-|

Pre- Chorus: (Heavy Fuzz)
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------| X3
|-0—-0-4—-4-9—-9-5-5-8888-10-10-10-10-7777-10-10-10-10----|
|-0—-0-4—-4-9—-9-5-5-8888-10-10-10-10—7777-10-10-10-10----|

(I just put the “-“ in-between the tens so it wouldn’t confuse you
looking like, 10101010, but still strum it fast)

Verse II:
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------| X4
|-------4----9---5---8-8/-10-10/-7-7/-10-10|
|-0--0-4-4--9-9-5-5—8-8/-10-10/-7-7/-10-10-|

Pre- Chorus: (Heavy Fuzz)
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------| X3
|-0—-0-4—-4-9—-9-5-5-8888-10-10-10-10-7777-10-10-10-10----|
|-0—-0-4—-4-9—-9-5-5-8888-10-10-10-10—7777-10-10-10-10----|

Chorus: (I Like it, I’m not gonna crack…)

|-----------------| |----------------------------|
|-----------------| |----------------------------|
|-----------------| |----------------------------|
|-----------------| X8 And then |----------------------------|
|-55-88-55-35-5---| |-10101010101010-7777-101010-|
|-55-88-55-35-5---| |-10101010101010-7777-101010-|
^ 10th fret strummed seven times
Base line is playing… at 2:39 play -

|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------| X4
|-------4----9---5---8-8/-10-10/-7-7/-10-10|
|-0--0-4-4--9-9-5-5—8-8/-10-10/-7-7/-10-10-|
^^^^^^^is played on very low volume.^^^^^^^^

Then,

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------| X3
|-0—-0-4—-4-9—-9-5-5-8888-10-10-10-10-7777-10-10-10-10----|
|-0—-0-4—-4-9—-9-5-5-8888-10-10-10-10—7777-10-10-10-10----|

Then,

|-----------------| |----------------------------|
|-----------------| |----------------------------|
|-----------------| |----------------------------|
|-----------------| X8 And then |----------------------------|
|-55-88-55-35-5---| |-10101010101010-7777-101010-|
|-55-88-55-35-5---| |-10101010101010-7777-101010-|

End With

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|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-5-4-0-----|
|-5-4-0-----|

Done.